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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 In Search of a Better WorldA Human Rights Odyssey |
A work of memoir, history, and a call to action, the CBC Massey Lectures by internationally renowned UN prosecutor and scholar Payam Akhavan is a powerful and essential work on the major human … | Payam Akhavan | 401 | 2017 | View |
 The Legacy of Tiananmen Square |
More than 20 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Michel Cormier, CBC Television’s former China correspondent, examines the still-born legacy of the Tiananmen Square student protests … | Michael Cormier | 240 | 2013 | View |
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From Prologue |
The introduction describes an encounter between the author and a man named Xi Xin Zhu, whose home was destroyed as a result of China’s rapid economic development. The author discusses the … | Michael Cormier | 6 | 2013 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Knowledge of Suffering |
In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan begins by recounting his own experiences coming to Canada from Iran as a result of the upheval of the 1970s. He interweaves personal … | Payam Akhavan | 76 | 2017 | $7.60 Add |
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From Wang Juntao’s Exile |
This chapter begins with the story of a Chinese exile named Wang Juntao, who was a student leader during the 1989 uprising and now lives in New York. The author goes on to discuss the legacy of … | Michael Cormier | 16 | 2013 | $1.60 Add |
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From Sun Yat-sen’s Unfinished Dream |
This chapter begins with the story of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China. The chapter goes on to provide a historical account of the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From Mao’s Democracy |
This chapter begins with a brief account of Mao’s rise to power in China at the end of World War Two. It goes on to provide a historical account of his rise to power and the rise of the … | Michael Cormier | 21 | 2013 | $2.10 Add |
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From Wei Jingsheng’s Awakening |
This chapter begins with the story of Wei Jingsheng, a former Red Guard under Mao who became China’s most famous dissident and now runs a foundation in Washington D.C. The chapter goes on … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From Bao Tong’s Fall |
This chapter begins with the story of Bao Tong, a former senior Chinese official who was arrested for supporting the Tiananmen Square protesters. The chapter goes on to explore Bao Tong’s … | Michael Cormier | 26 | 2013 | $2.60 Add |
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From Wang Dan’s Shooting Star |
This chapter begins with the author meeting with Wang Den in London, one of the student leaders of the Tiananmen Square Uprising. The chapter goes on to provide a detailed day-by-day account of … | Michael Cormier | 33 | 2013 | $3.30 Add |
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From Deng Xiaoping’s Victory |
This chapter begins with an account of Deng Xioping’s tour of southern China in 1992. The chapter goes on to discuss the economic miracle of the 1990’s, engineered by Deng Xiaoping, … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From Han Dongfang’s Perseverance |
The chapter begins by describing the author’s encounter with activist Han Dongfang. The chapter goes on to discuss Han Dongfang’s experiences during the Tiananmen Square Protests and … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From Xi Jingping’s China |
The book ends with an exploration of Xi Jingping’s China, including a brief overview of the country’s current conflicts, and looks at the future of democracy in China in the context … | Michael Cormier | 17 | 2013 | $1.70 Add |
